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ArticlePLoS computational biology2018

Excitable neuronal assemblies with adaptation as a building block of brain circuits for velocity-controlled signal propagation.

Hesam Setareh, Moritz Deger, Wulfram Gerstner

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Article in PLoS computational biology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hesam SetarehSchool of Computer and Communication Sciences and Brain Mind Institute, School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-7972-7488
Moritz DegerSchool of Computer and Communication Sciences and Brain Mind Institute, School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland.
Wulfram GerstnerSchool of Computer and Communication Sciences and Brain Mind Institute, School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-4344-2189
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne · CHUniversity of Cologne · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The time scale of neuronal network dynamics is determined by synaptic interactions and neuronal signal integration, both of which occur on the time scale of milliseconds. Yet many behaviors like the generation of movements or vocalizations of sounds occur on the much slower time scale of seconds. Here we ask the question of how neuronal networks of the brain can support reliable behavior on this time scale. We argue that excitable neuronal assemblies with spike-frequency adaptation may serve as building blocks that can flexibly adjust the speed of execution of neural circuit function. We show in simulations that a chain of neuronal assemblies can propagate signals reliably, similar to the well-known synfire chain, but with the crucial difference that the propagation speed is slower and tunable to the behaviorally relevant range. Moreover we study a grid of excitable neuronal assemblies as a simplified model of the somatosensory barrel cortex of the mouse and demonstrate that various patterns of experimentally observed spatial activity propagation can be explained.

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Models, NeurologicalAction PotentialsAnimalsBrainMiceNerve NetNeuronsSomatosensory CortexSynaptic PotentialsSynaptic Transmission

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PMID29979674
PMCPMC6051644
OpenAlexW2836571586

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